Seems only the anti gentrification people get airtime and no one talks about economics, the tax base, crime and violence in contest of what goes on in a destroyed neighborhood. 2/3rds of Chicago map is a destroyed neighborhood with vacancy rates so high criminals rule the streets. Turn on the news daily and hear about murder, shooting, carjacking with the highest number in the neighborhoods anti gentrifiers want to stay...

Seems only the anti gentrification people get airtime and no one talks about economics, the tax base, crime and violence in contest of what goes on in a destroyed neighborhood. 2/3rds of Chicago map is a destroyed neighborhood with vacancy rates so high criminals rule the streets. Turn on the news daily and hear about murder, shooting, carjacking with the highest number in the neighborhoods anti gentrifiers want to stay the same.

Change aka progress occurs every moment in the day in every country in the world. Preparing to change is crucial to ones' survival as progress wipes out jobs. It is progress not China killing US jobs. Already the $15 per hour folk have wiped out some percentage of kiosk fast food jobs. McDonalds already has them as do some other fast food restaurants. Cars wipped out the horse and buggy. Electricity wiped out Gas lights. The list goes on forever of how progress displaces.

The solution is to KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. Get an education or training in a job that will pay a decent wage. Buy in a disinvested/destroyed neighborhood and ride the profit train for 20-30 years. If you are lucky u can make a million bucks. What a happy event that is for some I know who rode that train and could cash out at retirement.

There should be MORE on how to survive a 70% vacant neighborhood changing to a fully occupied neighborhood. There should be instructions on how to get in on this opportunity. Pitfalls should be explained. Benefits should be explained.

'There Isn't A Just Housing Choice': How We've Enabled The Pains Of Gentrification

Gentrification is no longer something that just happens in low-income neighborhoods. As the phenomenon displaces communities of color, from Inglewood to Washington, D.C., "gentrification" has been co-opted to include food and culture as well. So, what does the loaded term really mean? According to urban sociologist John Schlichtman, gentrification cannot happen without disinvestment.

A criminologist who once headed up a Chicago nonprofit group focused on public safety and social justice has been appointed to a post from which she would audit the city's efforts to reform the Police Department.

Furgeson is long time Inspector General at City Hall ! He is the main problem with corruption in the City of Chicago ! He should step down or be removed today ! Tell me why he not pursuing Minister Leon Finney anymore? Did T.W.O clean up their act ? Why...

Furgeson is long time Inspector General at City Hall ! He is the main problem with corruption in the City of Chicago ! He should step down or be removed today ! Tell me why he not pursuing Minister Leon Finney anymore? Did T.W.O clean up their act ? Why do you not read up on that affair Furguson Vs Reverend Leon Finney and TWO and tell Us why other Chicago Residents and Vendors do not get the same Gentle treatment from the Inspector General office at City hall and Other city Inspector General offices? !

Rubber Stamp would be better ! These people are brown nosing yes Men and Women! That document you speak of (190pg document Task Force on Police Accountability) is just more smoke from Mayor Rahm !How much did it cost the City of Chicago for Mr Furguson to compile that Report ? 1st stop to better City of Chicago government accountability is to Dismiss the Inspector General at Chicago public schools , Chicago housing authority And replace them with some honest Professionals that can go to the State and federal Attorney without asking permission from the Mayors office! Most Major Housing authority agency's in America have realized that a (in house) Housing agency Inspector general is worthless and not very independent. I can Confidently Say the Chicago housing Authority Inspector general office has a very low grade under the current Inspector general and her assistant just a waste of millions of Dollars every year ! Expect Chicago housing to return to Crime and living conditions of 1990s due to the current corruption and incompetence at CHA.I only make these statements because i believe and know them to be true from Research and investigation of Facts.

Many on my block are wise to the fact nothing sustainable comes from many NFPs. We go to countless/endless meetings for DECADES yet things get worse rather than better. Qualified people are passed by while jobs are sustained for those who produce nothing.

Our ANTI VIOLENCE initiatives are nothing but a sham. We pay tax dollars. They are used for the political gains of our elected officials. We get nothing.

Many on my block are wise to the fact nothing sustainable comes from many NFPs. We go to countless/endless meetings for DECADES yet things get worse rather than better. Qualified people are passed by while jobs are sustained for those who produce nothing.

Our ANTI VIOLENCE initiatives are nothing but a sham. We pay tax dollars. They are used for the political gains of our elected officials. We get nothing.

Only government can get away with these misappropriations in tax dollars.

The best civic duty we can do,to,sace our block, neighborhood, city, county, state is to WHISTLEBLOW. Who is the real villan? Gamgbangers, organized crime, or organized shams?

More of the corrupt politicians need to go to jail!!,

PLEASE do,what you can to Whistleblow To the IG, Illinois IG, Federal IG the mismanagement you see on your block.

In his unsuccessful 2014 bid for re-election, then-Gov. Pat Quinn vowed that sweeping changes had cleaned up an unwieldy anti-violence program, but new findings show that widespread problems persisted for two years longer than previously known.

Is the Mayor strong enough to implement changes? Poor policing, falsified reports, non use of cpd cameras to arrest criminals, refusing to,report crimes that occur when witnessed by police, the list is long of police inefficiencies.

Is the Mayor strong enough to implement changes? Poor policing, falsified reports, non use of cpd cameras to arrest criminals, refusing to,report crimes that occur when witnessed by police, the list is long of police inefficiencies.

The Chicago Police Department must acknowledge its racist past and overhaul its handling of excessive force allegations before true reforms can take place, according to a scathing draft report from the task force established by Mayor Rahm Emanuel following public unrest over the Laquan McDonald video.

Eddie Johnson is making strides towards improvements by restructuring CAPS. Lets see what happens. I am skeptical because the Blue Flu runs deep. He is making hard choices...lets see if he can make miracles.

Who is supposed to remove it? People are freaking out on their way to work. ,this is NOT how to build trust and community,support that is for sure. ,it seemed they covered the body,while,they were here. When they left they turned the body over and sprawled it on,the sidewalk.

The South Side school will be located in the National Teachers Academy (NTA) building at 55 W. Cermak Rd., which now serves as an elementary school with more than 700 pupils. The West Side...

...pupils. The West Side school might occupy the Chicago Police Academy’s current location at 1300 W. Jackson Blvd. after the academy moves into a new facility...

“But now we have a viable site—the current police academy,” Chacon said. Police training will move to a new $95 million training facility 4301 W. Chicago Ave. in the Garfield Park community in about 2020; the fire academy will move there, too.

The current police academy sits adjacent to Whitney Young Magnet High School at 211 S. Laflin St., which ranks among the nation’s top schools but has admission standards too high for many nearby students to achieve.

As another option, officials could transform Spaulding School at 1628 W. Washington Blvd. into a high school, said May Toy, president of the Skinner Park Association. She added...

O’Neill suggested turning Urban Prep, an elementary school at 1426 W. 14th Pl., into the high school it was built to be.

Gazette Chicago " New Near South high school near done deal, residents push for Near West high school

February 2, 2018 An open enrollment high school on the Near South Side won approval of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials, with community activists on the Near West Side pushing for a similar one. The South Side school will be located in the National Teachers Academy (NTA) building at 55 W.

Twelve years ago, a criminal justice master's student named Philip Stinson got into an argument with his grad school classmates about how often police officers committed crimes. His peers, many of whom were cops themselves, thought police crime was rare, but Stinson, himself a former cop and attorney, thought the problem was bigger than anyone knew.

Community Relations StrategyCommunity Concerns and City servicesSDSC Camera

You will be SHOCKED at what service we are supposed to get compared to what we actually get.

There are reformers and anti reforms in the system. the reformers are doing a great job. The anti reformers (slackers) are actively engaged in the Blue Flu. We need to inoculate the city and rid the force of those who don't wan't to do their job.

If ME TOO is coined we need a slogan Go after slackers.

For those who "don't blame them" because the job is dangerous...think again. Don't take a dangerous job if your dna is not wired to handle danger.

Drs are not afraid of blood. Soldiers go to war despite intense fear. Police should have the disposition, ethic, commitment to serve and protect. Who in their right mind would pay employees for 20% productivity and 80% failure. The Chicago way is way off mark.

These are great ideas, thank you! I also found a site, takelessons.com, where you can look within an area code and see reviews for a teacher, too. I'm going to check out the places you recommended, as well. Thank you!

Follow-up, I tried the takelessons.com and had a miserable experience. Wouldn't stop harassing me after I created a profile, and when I did try to enlist a teacher, the teacher backed out within 30 minutes. Was told I would have someone try and help find a replacement, but no one ever contacted me and I called to get a refund. So, just FYI! Now looking at other options.

Despite having shots fired technology, cameras, a large workforce Police are unable to solve murders (and aother crimes) at a reasonable rate3. 80% of the time no one is caught.

What do residents have to do to curb the Blue Flu a chronic form of police misconduct?There is lots of false bravado about "what a great job" police do...but numbers say otherwise.

The Community Relations Strategy,Community Concerns and City Services, and SDSC Directives are NOT followed. This is a major problem as those Directives are geared to protect help neighborhoods plagued by violence, murder, high crime. Nobody holds CPD Commanders accountable for failure to follow a Police Directive.

Get copy of the Directives and see what you are entitled to officially!

White shitzu 14 yr old male named Buddy. Missing from the 3100 block of Washington Blvd. He is not wearing a collar. He is wearing a red Christmas sweater. PLEASE CALL 3122181118 if someone has seen or grabbed him. He has been missing since 7pm 1/5/18

He is a wonderful man who cares about residents living in the toughest parts of town. He helps several senior ladies I know on 3200/3300 W Walnut by deploying resources to clean up the shooting, drug dealing, murders on their block.

I've used the underpass to the museum campus countless times without a problem. In fact, I've never heard of anyone having a problem there, though like anywhere there might have been a few incidents. I consider it to be quite safe.

Thanks so much, everyone! I thought it was going to be completely underground, but it ended up being an open underpass as folks have mentioned. I'm curious to try the actual underground Pedway. I guess I should explore one of these days!

Some friends of mine on 21st street are having a clogged toilet problem. Three-story house, it's a problem with the toilet on the second floor, only. Seems isolated to that stack. They need a good plumber, but obv. like everyone else, they're budget-minded folks.

...old was shot in the chest and arm just after 4 p.m. in the 700 block of North Christiana, according to Chicago Police. Officers found him unresponsive and initially took him in serious condition...

...1:30 p.m., the 49-year-old was involved in an argument in the 400 block of North Laramie when someone fired shots, striking him in the leg, police said. He was taken to...

...out a gun and shot him in the head about 1 p.m. in the 7200 block of South May, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Trennis, who lived...

...Austin neighborhood on the West Side. A 35-year-old man was standing in the 5300 block of West Lake Street when someone shot him in the chest, police said. He was found nearby after collapsing...

...shot him in the chest, police said. He was found nearby after collapsing in the 300 block of North Lorel. Paramedics took him to Stroger Hospital, where was pronounced dead. A silver vehicle was seen...

...Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. A 31-year-old man was outside in the 5400 block of West Eddy when someone shot his right leg from a passing vehicle, police said. He was taken...

...Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. He was walking on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of North Springfield when someone in a dark car fired shots in his direction, police said. He was...

...to the 30-year-old and opened fire about 7:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of North Sawyer, police said. Paramedics took him to Norwegian American Hospital, where he was in good condition...

4 Killed, 15 Wounded In Chicago Weekend Shootings

CHICAGO (CBS) - Four people were killed and 15 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend. The most recent fatal shooting happened Sunday afternoon when a man was killed in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The 53-year-old was shot in the chest and arm just after 4 p.m.

How can people in certain parts of Pilsen tolerate Banda music and drunkeness in the middle of the night? How? The is a total lack of regard for people who have wake up early. Moreover, if you call the police, you become a target for their animosity. Does anyone know how to silence these folks without becoming a target?

I live in La Villita so it's the same if not more so. It comes with the territory for living around Mexican Immigrants. It's a different way of life you need to get used to if you want to live Amongst different cultures

I've been here 6 years..a transplanted South Chicagoan.. Its a shame gentrification has softened peoples ears.. There are bigger fish to fry..but keep complaining about Banda music.. The assault rifles down Cermak Road during school hours bring perspective..

As a real estate professional ANYWHERE you can't "steer". Meaning you can't direct people to a neighborhood if the intention is good or bad.Example: You can't direct a Mexican family to Pilsen simply because they're Mexican and Pilsen presently has a high Mexican population.The intention may be good...

As a real estate professional ANYWHERE you can't "steer". Meaning you can't direct people to a neighborhood if the intention is good or bad.Example: You can't direct a Mexican family to Pilsen simply because they're Mexican and Pilsen presently has a high Mexican population.The intention may be good but for a real estate agent, it's illegal even so.I don't read any veiled meaning in these posts.What the Pilsen Alliance is doing is directly "steering" and even worse. They're singling out racial groups as enemies in their own neighborhood for the fact these people are not Mexican.Racism to a major degree.They have not interest in harmony.Their cause is self serving and delusional.

Looks to me there's alot of Indians and other Asian groups moving in as well. What they all have in common is green money. If you don't have money you can't choose were you live. Pilsen Alliance are nothing but a bunch of jerks.

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